An ash volcano in Iceland forced United Kingdom and Northern Europe to close airspace and ground planes from Thursday. The volcanic ashes had left passengers stranded because it was too dangerous to fly through the ashes. The volcanic ash limitted visibility and it was violent enough to damage the engines in airplanes. The safety agency of United Kingdom banned all non-emergency flights in British airspace until Friday 7 a.m. Currently, it is impossible to determine when the airplanes could resume flying. The hazardousness of the ash cloud is very high due to the additional acidity of the ash. If an airplane flies through the ash cloud, the plane will get grind away and the engine will get killed. In addition to that condition, the volcano is still erupting. This could cause bigger flight disruptions later in the future in Northern Europe.
I think the effect of volcanic ashes are very cruel that ashes can be considered the worst damage at a volcanic eruption. The volcanic eruption on Iceland is a huge disaster in Iceland, but the lava does not affect other nations near it. However, volcanic ashes do. These ashes float in the air and covers the skies of other nations, too. Because the airplanes can be crashed flying through the volcanic ashes, I think this is a huge global issue. Thinking in a way that no one from Britain can leave the country by plane towards the Atlantic, I think it could cause much bigger problems later. Therefore, people should be prepared for after effects in the future so that no further problem occur.
Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8621407.stm
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